Prof. Dr. Heiko Staroßom
at a distance from all other authorities in the community. So if the press is a power at all, it is one that has to assert itself in fundamental difference against the other three powers. The idea of wanting [...] always addresses the general public. But the general public of the newspaper is always a particular one, in every respect: in terms of circulation, price, distribution area or, last but not least, level [...] institution can possess, authority over all events is the most difficult to achieve. There is only one way to acquire authority: through knowledge, wisdom, reliability, through free, reasoned judgements